Protests Spread from Khuzestan to Other Cities, Provinces; “Don’t Shoot People” Says Farah Pahlavi to Military Forces

Continuous ImpoverishmentThe editorial of Tejarat, written by academic Mostafa Sharif, expounds on how more and more people are falling below the poverty line in Iran due to the flawed decisions made by the government.  Today we are witnessing statistics showing that society has plunged ...

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Rasanah Issues “Silent Victims…Iran and the Recruitment of Child Fighters in the Middle East”

The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has issued a book titled “Silent Victims…Iran and Recruitment of Child Fighters in the Middle East,” which is co-authored by the institute’s researchers Maj. Gen. (retd.) Ahmed al-Maimouni and Mr. Saad al-Shahrani.

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Iranians and the Politicization of the Shiite Clergy: Honorific Titles and Ebrahim Raisi as an Example

In the media, Ebrahim Raisi — before winning the presidential election — had always been called Hojatoleslam wal-Muslimin, an honorable title referring to having authority over Islam and Muslims. In his inaugural speech to announce Raisi as the chief justice in ...

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The Ramifications of Iraq’s Electricity Crisis and the Iranian Dimension

Iraq’s national electricity grid was totally shut down on the dawn of July 2, 2021, causing a tremendous power shortage and a sudden crisis in power production — declining from 16,000 megawatts to 4,000 megawatts. The power outage impacted the main power supply line ...

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